• “Including the Ukrainian diaspora would help the war effort”

    “Including the Ukrainian diaspora would help the war effort”

    “Evidently, his primary objective in assaulting a neighbouring country is to alter the existing state of affairs in Europe. He likely believed that by limiting NATO’s presence in the region, he could effectively deter interventions like those in Libya and Afghanistan”. Murat Ersavcı, who represented the Republic of Turkey as ambassador in the Kingdom of… Read more

  • Private Military Companies in 20th Century Conflicts: The Wagner Group Case – Dr. İkbal Sinemden Oylumlu

    Private Military Companies in 20th Century Conflicts: The Wagner Group Case – Dr. İkbal Sinemden Oylumlu

    I think the concept of mercenary should be known before starting to understand how Wagner was born. Therefore, we must first look at how mercenary companies came to be. It is seen that the process, which started with the employment of people such as retired military personnel working in the security field at the first… Read more

  • “When the war started, I spent the whole time in the basement”- Olga Haidai

    “When the war started, I spent the whole time in the basement”- Olga Haidai

    I come from the city of Poltava. I am 55 years old. I am an accountant by profession. When the war started, I spent the whole time in the basement. It was very loud, and it wasn’t clear what was going to happen next. The town of Oktirka, which is not far from Poltava, was… Read more

  • “Cars with child-in-car signs were also shot”- Hanna Perlovska

    “Cars with child-in-car signs were also shot”- Hanna Perlovska

    I come from the capital, Kyiv. I am 44 years old. I am a psychologist by profession. I also studied law and worked for 10 years. Then I studied psychology at university and have been working as a psychologist ever since. There was great confusion in the first few days. We had no plans to… Read more

  • For Me The War Started in 2014-Lilya Tanatar

    For Me The War Started in 2014-Lilya Tanatar

    Who knew that on November 24, 2013, when I flew to Crimea to celebrate my late mother’s 84th birthday, this would be my last visit to my beautiful homeland and home. We were watching with concern on TV news the events and developments that started in Independence Square in Kyiv on November 21, 2013. The… Read more

  • How Leaders Use Intelligence- Dr. Hasan M. Önder

    How Leaders Use Intelligence- Dr. Hasan M. Önder

    The dominant narrative is that each state has its own rationality and that rational decisions emerge through the interaction of bureaucracy and politicians. It is stated that the negotiation processes carried out within the state when a political decision is taken lead to the emergence of rational decisions. It can be said that these readings… Read more